"Just hoping that he miss-hits a couple," Hester said of Henry. "Put pressure on him a little bit. I'll try to get in his head."

Opponents have returned only eight of Henry's 18 punts, and Eagles special teams coordinator Bobby April is considered one of the elite. Last year, Hester returned one punt for nine yards against the Eagles, who elected to sky punt with Sav Rocca, sacrificing distance for high punts that are difficult to return.

High praise: While the Bears have placed No. 1 in special teams ranking twice under Dave Toub, the Bills did so three times under the direction of April, who is now in his second season with the Eagles.

April had high praise for Toub on Friday, singling him out as one of the five best coaches, regardless of position, in the NFL.

"You can't put any coordinators record against his," April said. "I mean, there is no offensive or defensive coordinator — well I may be wrong. Maybe (Steelers defensive coordinator) Dick LeBeau is up there where every single year they're in the top three or four."

Little sore: Right tackle Gabe Carimi was the only player to miss practice Friday as he was held out a day after he participated in his first fully padded workout since injuring his right knee Sept. 18 in New Orleans.

"His knee was a little sore," coach Lovie Smith said. "We worked him pretty hard (Thursday), so I think you should expect this to happen. We're not rushing him back or anything like that."

The Bears will give Lance Louis his third start at right tackle with Chris Spencer making his sixth at right guard against the Eagles. It's certainly possible Carimi still will be on the sideline when the Lions visit Nov. 13.

Only one Eagles player was held out Friday — defensive end Juqua Parker (ankle). Linebacker Akeem Jordan, who had been out with a concussion, was cleared to return and he practiced. The Eagles listed six other players as full participation — safety Nate Allen (knee), tight end Brent Celek (hip), offensive tackles King Dunlap (back) and Winston Justice (knee), running back LeSean McCoy (illness) and fullback Owen Schmitt (groin).

Point spreads: The Eagles are an eight-point favorite, making the Bears the biggest regular-season underdog they have been since they were plus-9 for the Week 16 meeting in 2009 with the Vikings at Soldier Field. The Bears won that game in overtime.